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trauma

[trou-muh, traw-] / ˈtraʊ mə, ˈtrɔ- /


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She said it’s important for providers to remember that many residents “have experienced trauma most people could not fathom going through.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

"Our broader analysis of local strandings both inside and outside San Francisco Bay found that over 40% of these whales died of trauma from vessels."

From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026

Then came a very long appearance by Susan Sarandon, who delivered a monologue about … the trauma of childhood celebrity?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

"There was no mark of violence or trauma on the body," she says.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

I’ve been begging him to let me, since I’m turning twelve in five months, but he hears too many stories about air-bag disasters from the trauma team he works with at the hospital.

From "Amina's Voice" by Hena Khan




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